Ever had one message confront you three different ways in a single week? That has been my experience the past couple of days. Back on Monday, I was praying about spiritual warfare, and the Lord directed my mind to Psalm 144. David is praying for God to defeat his enemies, and in the middle … Continue reading To Stand In Awe →

               A few weeks ago, I shared on Facebook about a Greek class I am currently taking. This is the first class I had gotten the textbook in braille, and how that came about is an amazing story. Beginning about four years ago, the Lord used a seemingly chance encounter to introduce me to a … Continue reading The Act of Thanks →

               I was writing an article for our church a few days ago, and I was just about to submit it when I realized I had made a mistake. Each week, we put a small article in the bulletin, answering a question someone in the congregation had submitted. This week, I was answering a question … Continue reading Humbly Submitting →

               A couple of weeks ago, I attended (virtually) the National Federation of the Blind of Alabama’s state convention. We had a great time, and during the final afternoon, we elected the delegates for the upcoming national convention. These two individuals were chosen to represent the entire affiliate to the rest of the National Federation … Continue reading An Undeniable Testimony →

Isn’t it interesting how someone’s own ideas can cloud how they interpret an event or topic? Two people can look at the same event taking place in the front yard, and come away with two different ideas of the significance of what happened. This can happen with Scripture as well, and as an example, we’ll … Continue reading Yielded Listening →

In typical human fashion, those of us who are not born Jewish tend to forget about Israel when we think about God’s plan of redemption. This is perpetuated by the belief that the Church has replaced Israel (Covenant Theology). However, the Biblical authors are adamant that this is not the case. As we dig into … Continue reading An Amazing Gift →

Judgement is almost a synonymous term in our minds with prophecy, at least in terms of Old Testament prophecy. However, there are many, many prophecies that point to the blessings God pours out on His people. Furthermore, and as we’ll look at below, some of those prophecies involve our response to those blessings. In Jeremiah … Continue reading Rivetted On Him →

Let’s be honest—sometimes we don’t pay much attention to the words of the judgment oracles in the prophets. For example, we might stick with Jeremiah for a while, drawn in by the narrative portions included with the prophecies. But when we get to the last few chapters and the prophecies “concerning the nations,” we tend … Continue reading A Firm Reliance →

When Jesus came to be born as a man, live the sinless life, die, and rise again, it was the pivot point of human history. Salvation had come, the Mystery had been revealed. Though Peter was not necessarily speaking of the Christmas story, he points to this fact as he explains the salvation we have … Continue reading Finally Home →

Pain can hit us hard. It may be the loss of a loved one, family tension, betrayal by a friend—struggles can hurt. The temptation in these situations is to sit in fear and wallow in self-pity. I know I did when I became blind. But as we are going through First Peter, the apostle offers … Continue reading In Spite of Pain →